Metal wing bands??

[naakte]

My serama girl has a wing band and it seem just way tooo big for her. I do not like it and was going to remove it, but was told it could leave a hole in my sweet little girl. I am going to have my vet remove it for me. I will never ever wing band any of my birds.

 

[chicken wild]

i bought 2 game hens and they have the wing bands in not good with games so i have no clue what color they are and the looks of my birds seem to look like they were important for some reason lol but 2 ov the 6 i bought have them ill post pics of the birds and the wing bands later... please somone help me

 

[wekiva bird]

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Are the wing bands better than leg bands???

In my opinion, yes and many breeders agree. Some of the advantages are, wing bands are permanent, whereas leg bands are sometimes lost or beat up beyong ledgeability with age. Also, wing bands do not tighten as the bird grows, necessitating the replacement of the band.

 

[denisedd76]

Same Problem!! I bought 40 chicks today thru an Ag guy in Sinton but he got them through Ideal. They are 4 days old and wing banded. The guy I bought them from said they come right out, no problem. WELL.... Problem! These things are riveted shut for one, I clipped it on both sides of the wing and tried to pull and the thing wouldn't budge. I quit with the first chick after a few tries to do some research on how to get them off. Anyone ... Please.... Went and checked a little bit ago and the one chick I tried to get it off is barely responsive while the others are fully alert.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

....Went and checked a little bit ago and the one chick I tried to get it off is barely responsive while the others are fully alert.

In that case it is obvious that the wing band is not responsible for your chick's distress.

 

[Dwm]

I was at Atwoods today and as soon as I walked in I could hear chicks! Of course I went directly to the back. They were full of ducklings, goslings, keets and chicks of various kinds. They had a tub full of sexed pullets so I just had to have some. They had metal bands on one of their wings that I thought were clipped onto them. Once I got them home and went to remove them, I realized they were through the skin on the wing! I was horrified. My DH and I had a hard time removing them. The poor chicks certainly felt it. I cannot immagine how it felt when they were first pierced with these pieces of metal. The chicks are so small, the band was weighing their little wing down. I've never seen them with these things on them. Is this something that some hatcheries do commonly? Those poor chicks

Used to identify batch numbers in breeding facilities. It’s part of the industry information system. Hens, vaccinations, ect also used as a recall system.